One Short Life
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⏱️ 4:01 duration
🆔 ID: 454500
📜 Lyrics
My mama told me lots of things
About the live we lead
Told me it was too easy
To live a life of greed
She said you be a good man
And I'll be proud of you
'Cos you can't do no better
If that's all you learn to do
All we got is one short life
Far as we can find
And if you don't know how to live
The world will be unkind
No, no curse upon my name
No way I look at a bad guy
And think that I'm the same
No, I won't be blamed
I live without dishonor
I won't have to die ashamed
Old lady told me plenty
Told me what to do
How to act in society
How to make it through
She said always mind your manners
And don't you talk no trash
And if you hear somebody dissing you
Go over and kick his ass
One thing is for certain
By all we know and love
If you compromise your integrity
You should drown in your own blood
No, no curse upon my name
No way I look at a bad guy
And think that I'm the same
No, I won't be blamed
You live without dishonor
You don't have to die ashamed
So even though I'm old and weird
I remember what she said
I always knew that she was right
So I kept it in my head
I never tried to hurt the world
I never was drove by greed
Believe I mostly did my best
What more do you want from me?
All there is is one short life
Far as we can find
And if you don't know how to live
You're gonna lose your mind
No no dirt upon my name
No way I look at a bad guy
And think I share the blame
No, I'm not the same
As I live and die, I'm certain I
Refuse to die ashamed
About the live we lead
Told me it was too easy
To live a life of greed
She said you be a good man
And I'll be proud of you
'Cos you can't do no better
If that's all you learn to do
All we got is one short life
Far as we can find
And if you don't know how to live
The world will be unkind
No, no curse upon my name
No way I look at a bad guy
And think that I'm the same
No, I won't be blamed
I live without dishonor
I won't have to die ashamed
Old lady told me plenty
Told me what to do
How to act in society
How to make it through
She said always mind your manners
And don't you talk no trash
And if you hear somebody dissing you
Go over and kick his ass
One thing is for certain
By all we know and love
If you compromise your integrity
You should drown in your own blood
No, no curse upon my name
No way I look at a bad guy
And think that I'm the same
No, I won't be blamed
You live without dishonor
You don't have to die ashamed
So even though I'm old and weird
I remember what she said
I always knew that she was right
So I kept it in my head
I never tried to hurt the world
I never was drove by greed
Believe I mostly did my best
What more do you want from me?
All there is is one short life
Far as we can find
And if you don't know how to live
You're gonna lose your mind
No no dirt upon my name
No way I look at a bad guy
And think I share the blame
No, I'm not the same
As I live and die, I'm certain I
Refuse to die ashamed
⏱️ Synced Lyrics
[00:12.85] My mama told me lots of things
[00:15.90] About the live we lead
[00:18.27] Told me it was too easy
[00:21.12] To live a life of greed
[00:23.79] She said you be a good man
[00:26.60] And I'll be proud of you
[00:29.24] 'Cos you can't do no better
[00:31.74] If that's all you learn to do
[00:35.27] All we got is one short life
[00:37.68] Far as we can find
[00:40.30] And if you don't know how to live
[00:43.13] The world will be unkind
[00:46.00] No, no curse upon my name
[00:50.48] No way I look at a bad guy
[00:53.95] And think that I'm the same
[00:56.95] No, I won't be blamed
[01:02.18] I live without dishonor
[01:04.44] I won't have to die ashamed
[01:07.59] Old lady told me plenty
[01:10.41] Told me what to do
[01:13.07] How to act in society
[01:15.87] How to make it through
[01:18.11] She said always mind your manners
[01:20.93] And don't you talk no trash
[01:23.85] And if you hear somebody dissing you
[01:26.68] Go over and kick his ass
[01:29.73] One thing is for certain
[01:32.01] By all we know and love
[01:34.50] If you compromise your integrity
[01:37.51] You should drown in your own blood
[01:40.29] No, no curse upon my name
[01:45.66] No way I look at a bad guy
[01:48.31] And think that I'm the same
[01:51.27] No, I won't be blamed
[01:56.50] You live without dishonor
[01:58.74] You don't have to die ashamed
[02:49.49] So even though I'm old and weird
[02:52.59] I remember what she said
[02:55.20] I always knew that she was right
[02:57.83] So I kept it in my head
[03:00.66] I never tried to hurt the world
[03:03.49] I never was drove by greed
[03:06.26] Believe I mostly did my best
[03:08.66] What more do you want from me?
[03:11.48] All there is is one short life
[03:14.62] Far as we can find
[03:17.02] And if you don't know how to live
[03:19.66] You're gonna lose your mind
[03:22.29] No no dirt upon my name
[03:27.86] No way I look at a bad guy
[03:30.71] And think I share the blame
[03:33.36] No, I'm not the same
[03:38.71] As I live and die, I'm certain I
[03:41.75] Refuse to die ashamed
[00:15.90] About the live we lead
[00:18.27] Told me it was too easy
[00:21.12] To live a life of greed
[00:23.79] She said you be a good man
[00:26.60] And I'll be proud of you
[00:29.24] 'Cos you can't do no better
[00:31.74] If that's all you learn to do
[00:35.27] All we got is one short life
[00:37.68] Far as we can find
[00:40.30] And if you don't know how to live
[00:43.13] The world will be unkind
[00:46.00] No, no curse upon my name
[00:50.48] No way I look at a bad guy
[00:53.95] And think that I'm the same
[00:56.95] No, I won't be blamed
[01:02.18] I live without dishonor
[01:04.44] I won't have to die ashamed
[01:07.59] Old lady told me plenty
[01:10.41] Told me what to do
[01:13.07] How to act in society
[01:15.87] How to make it through
[01:18.11] She said always mind your manners
[01:20.93] And don't you talk no trash
[01:23.85] And if you hear somebody dissing you
[01:26.68] Go over and kick his ass
[01:29.73] One thing is for certain
[01:32.01] By all we know and love
[01:34.50] If you compromise your integrity
[01:37.51] You should drown in your own blood
[01:40.29] No, no curse upon my name
[01:45.66] No way I look at a bad guy
[01:48.31] And think that I'm the same
[01:51.27] No, I won't be blamed
[01:56.50] You live without dishonor
[01:58.74] You don't have to die ashamed
[02:49.49] So even though I'm old and weird
[02:52.59] I remember what she said
[02:55.20] I always knew that she was right
[02:57.83] So I kept it in my head
[03:00.66] I never tried to hurt the world
[03:03.49] I never was drove by greed
[03:06.26] Believe I mostly did my best
[03:08.66] What more do you want from me?
[03:11.48] All there is is one short life
[03:14.62] Far as we can find
[03:17.02] And if you don't know how to live
[03:19.66] You're gonna lose your mind
[03:22.29] No no dirt upon my name
[03:27.86] No way I look at a bad guy
[03:30.71] And think I share the blame
[03:33.36] No, I'm not the same
[03:38.71] As I live and die, I'm certain I
[03:41.75] Refuse to die ashamed